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Period: 05
ENGLISH TEST - N 0 1 (Time allowance: 45 minutes)
I Aims/Objectives
1 Educational aim
- To assess student's progress in learning English, evaluate their ability (language knowledge and skills)
- Based on the test results, T can make appropriate adjustment to their methods of teaching in each class so as to improve the quality of English teaching and learning
- improve skills in learning English
2 Knowledge and skills:
* Testing Sts' general language knowledge:
- Grammatical structures/items:
- Tenses: Simple Past, Past continuous, Present perfect, the present progressive, be going to
- Use of language: word choice, word form, synonyms
* Testing Sts' Skills:
- Integrated language skills:
+ listening skill
+ Reading skills (reading strategies can be developed - scanning, skimming, gap filling )
+ Writing: sentence building/transformation/rewriting
- Testing skills: improve skills of doing different types of exercises.
III The test structure and matrix
1 The test structure
Part I listening (1point)
Part II Lexico & Grammar (5.5 points)
Exercise 1 Choose the best word or phrase (A,B,C or D) to complete each sentence (3 points) Exercise 2: Error identification (1 point)
Exercise 3: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets (1.5 points)
Part III Reading (20-25pts)
Exercise 1: read the passage and choose the best answer A,B,C or D (1point)
Part IV Writing (2 points)
Exercise 1 Rewrite the first sentences so that the second one means nearly the same as the first one (1 point)
Exercise 2: Make questions for the underlined parts (1point)
2 The test matrix
(helps to control and modify the levels of difficulty of the test to each group of Ss)
Part/Exercise
Levels of knowledge and skills (difficult/easy)
Knowledge Comprehension Application 1 Application 2
Part I
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Part II
Part III
Part IV
IV Preparation:
- Teacher: lesson plan, handouts of the test questions
- Ss: revise old lessons at home
V Anticipated problems
- Ss may make noise and exchange exercises, so T should set the class before giving them the test paper
VI Procedure
Teacher’s / Students’ activities
* Warm up: (some activities – 2ms)
- T:
- Sts: Do some warm-up activities under T’s control
* Before testing:
- T: Remind Ss to keep quite and be serious when doing the test before
delivering the handouts to them
- Sts: Get the test papers from T
* While - testing
- T: Go around and observe Ss do the test; Collect Ss’ papers when time’s up
- Sts:
* After – testing ( ms)
- T: + Comment on Sts’ attitudes while doing the test
+ Assign homework to Sts
- Sts: + Listen to T carefully
+ Do the test
+ Hand in the papers on time
+ Listen, response and take notes
Test content
(enclosed file)
The enclosed file: Test Content
Thanh Liem,……….2015 Group leader’s comments
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……… SELF EVALUATION
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Part I: LISTENING (1.5 points)
Listen and choose an appropriate word from the table to fill in the blank
A: "What are you doing tomorrow?"
B: "Nothing _(1)."
A: "Let's watch a _(2) or something."
B: "What's on these days?"
A: "I think they're (3) Lord of the Rings"
B: "That sounds pretty good Let's _(4) that."
A: "Where should we meet?"
B: "How about at the subway _(5)."
A: "Aright I'll _(6) you there at one o'clock."
Part II VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION (2.5 points)
Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or
substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
1 Marie Curie was born November 7, 1867
2 Computer models help to determine whether a particular area is likely to flood
3 Let me give you a little about the president of the company
a specialization b concentration c background d degree
4 Jane is always determined to do anything she wants She's a woman
a ambitious b strong-willed c brilliant d humane
5 He passed his exams with flying colour
a successfully b difficultly c badly d easily
6 She harbored her hope of being a teacher
a gave up her hope of being a teacher
b built her hope of being, a teacher
c had her hope of being a teacher
d kept her hope of being, a teacher in her mind
7 He behaved like an adult I think he is more than the other boys at his class
8 The new road should help traffic problems
9 There is no explanation for what happened
a scientist b scientific c scientifically d since
10 The new surgeon will her post in May
Part III: Reading: (2 points)
Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer true, false, or no information -for each of the sentences below.
The great English scientist Isaac Newton whose theory of gravitation is well-known throughout the world, was born in the little village Wool Thorpe, not far from his own town of Cambridge, on December 25th, 1642 His father was a farmer who died when Newton was
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When still young Newton was more of a mechanic than a scholar: His neighbors thought
he would probably become a well-known clockmaker, because he had already made a clock his neighbours had never heard of before It worked by water Besides the water clock Newton also made a sundial When he grew older, he became interested in mathematics and physics His first physical experiment was carried out in 1658, when he was 16 years old On Jane 5th, 1661 Newton entered the University of Cambridge where he studied mathematics and soon became famous at the age of 21
When Newton was 22 years old, he began studying the theory of gravitation In 1669 he was appointed professor and began giving lectures on mathematics at Cambridge Isaac Newton died in 1727 at the ace of 85
1 Newton was not a physicist, he was a mathematician
2 He was born in the town of Cambridge
3 When he was young he was very intelligent
4 He wasn't very interested in mathematics until he grew older
5 His first physical experiment was carried out when he was not yet twenty
6 Newton's Laws explained the between force, mass and movement
7 He entered the University of Cambridge at the age of 21
8 He became a professor when he was not 30
Part IV: Writing: (4points)
Rewrite the first sentences so that the second one means nearly the same as the first one:
1/ We worked very hard for the exam Then we passed it
→ Before .
2/ First my sister considered what to say Then she decided to talk to her headmaster
→ After _.
3/ I learned my lessons Then I went out for a walk
→ Before .
4/ Her brother bought a new washing machine First he checked the prices
→ After _.
Make questions for the underlined parts.
1 They do their homework at night
2 Mr Robertson came to the party alone
………
3 She felt better after she took a nap
4 She has talked to him for an hour ………
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ANSWERS/KEYS Part I: Listening:
Tape script:
A: "What are you doing tomorrow?"
B: "Nothing really."
A: "Let's watch a movie or something."
B: "What's on these days?"
A: "I think they're playing Lord of the Rings"
B: "That sounds pretty good Let's watch that."
A: "Where should we meet?"
B: "How about at the subway entrance."
A: "Aright I'll meet you there at one o'clock."
1 Really
2 Movie
3 Playing
4 Watch
5 Entrance
6 Meet
Part II VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION (2.5 points)
Part III: Reading: (2 points)
Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer true, false, or no information -for each of the sentences below.
Part IV: Writing: (4points)
Rewrite the first sentences so that the second one means nearly the same as the first one:
1 Before we passed the exam we had worked very hard for it
2 After my sister considered what to say she decided to talk to her headmaster
3 Before I went out for a walk I had learned my lessons
4 After her brother had checked the prices he bought a new washing machine
Make questions for the underlined parts.
1 When do they do their homework?
2 Who came to the party alone?
3 How did she feel after she took a nap?
4 How long has she talked to him?